The water cycle

What is the process where water is heated by the sun's energy and changes from a liquid to a vapor?

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• run off

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When a plant loses water vapor through it's leaves, the process is called:

• evaporation

• collection

• transpiration

• condensation

As rain falls or snow melts, what is the force affecting the direction it will fall and/or run?

• gravity

• the sun

• a mountain

• the moon

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When rain falls or snow melts and the water moves downward on the land, this is called:

• collection

• run off

• accumulation

• condensation

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When water vapor joins with other droplets of water in the sky, this is called:

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• clouding

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When water droplets in clouds become too heavy and gravity forces them to fall downward, this is called:

• ground water

• collection

• run off

• precipitation

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Choose ALL of the answers that are types of precipitation.

• snow

• sleet

• dust cloud

• hail

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If water falls on the earth and is slowly absorbed into the ground, we call this:

• rain

• transpiration

• percolation

• run off

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When a lot of rainfall ends up pouring into and collecting in a lake, what is this process called?

• accumulation

• precipitation

• percolation

• condensation

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What is the main force that powers the water cycle?

• the earth's core

• pressure

• the moon

• the sun

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